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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fulham 1898
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1898
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TABLE J. Giving the Meteorological conditions of the 52 weeks ending December 31st, 1898, together with the number of Deaths from certain diseases and at certain ages.
| Week Ending | Mean Temperature. | Highest Temperature. | Lowest Temperature. | Mean Temperature of the earth 3 feet below surface. | Mean Height of Barometer. | Rainfall – in inches. | Sunshine—in Hours. | Prevailing Wind. | Total Deaths. | Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths over 60. | Deaths from Respiratory Diseases. | Deaths from Phthisis. | Deaths from Zymotic Diseases excluding Diarrhœa. | Deaths from Diarrhœa. | Deaths from Violence. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 8 | 41.8 | 49.2 | 32.0 | 44.7 | 30.2 | 0.00 | 3.5 | Variable | 47 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 8 | .. | 1 |
| „ 15 | 41.8 | 49.2 | 32.0 | 44.7 | 30.2 | 0.00 | 3.5 | Variable | 59 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 12 | .. | 2 |
| „ 22 | 45.1 | 53.8 | 30.0 | 44.7 | 30.2 | 0.12 | 3 .4 | s.w. | 41 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 6 | .. | 2 |
| 29 | 42.4 | 46 .8 | 32.7 | 45.6 | 30.3 | 0.00 | 2.2 | W.S.W. | 44 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Feb. 5 | 44.0 | 55.8 | 36.4 | 45.7 | 29.8 | 0.28 | 10.2 | W.S.W. & N.W. | 43 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| „ 12 | 43.0 | 52.1 | 32.1 | 44.0 | 29.9 | 0.20 | 7.0 | W. & s.w. | 41 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | .. | 4 |
| 19 | 42.7 | 53.6 | 30.2 | 44.6 | 29.9 | 0.35 | 9.4 | Variable | 46 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | .. | 4 |
| „ 26 | 37.6 | 48.0 | 29.4 | 43.3 | 29.5 | 0.21 | 25.8 | Variable | 43 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .. |
| Mar. 5 | 38.9 | 52.9 | 30.7 | 42.4 | 29.6 | 0.89 | 15.1 | W. & N.E. | 44 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 4 | .. | 3 |
| 12 | 37.7 | 47.0 | 30.2 | 41.5 | 29.9 | 0.01 | 18.0 | N.E. | 52 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 6 | .. | 2 |
| „ 19 | 45.7 | 60.0 | 30.6 | 41.9 | 29.8 | 0.28 | 13.5 | W.S.W. | 41 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 6 | .. | 3 |
| Mar. 26 | 37.5 | 52.1 | 28.0 | 43.4 | 29.7 | 0.56 | 16.5 | Variable | 45 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| April 2 | 40.7 | 55.0 | 30.7 | 42.1 | 29.4 | 0.15 | 28.9 | Variable | 57 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 5 | .. | 3 |
| „ 9 | 49.3 | 67.2 | 32.6 | 43.7 | 29.9 | 0.13 | 47.8 | Variable | 43 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| „ 16 | 49.3 | 60.5 | 37.2 | 46.4 | 29.7 | 0.31 | 25.8 | S.W. & N.W. | 30 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| „ 23 | 46.4 | 64.1 | 33.1 | 47.2 | 29.8 | 0.00 | 46.4 | E.N.E. | 31 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 |
| 30 | 48.3 | 60.9 | 29.7 | 47.9 | 29.6 | 0.49 | 23.9 | N.E. & S.W. | 37 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .. | 5 |
| May 7 | 51.9 | 68.0 | 41.3 | 49.0 | 29.0 | 0.58 | 36.6 | Variable | 42 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | .. | 2 |
| „ 14 | 50.7 | 61.6 | 36.6 | 50.1 | 29.5 | 0.54 | 30.8 | s.w. | 29 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. |
| „ 21 | 49.0 | 61.9 | 38.1 | 50.1 | 29.8 | 0.78 | 32.2 | N.E. & S.W. | 34 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .. |
| „ 28 | 54.7 | 75.0 | 44.2 | 51.9 | 29.7 | 0.40 | 37.0 | N.E. & E. | 47 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| June 4 | 51.9 | 65.6 | 40.0 | 52.6 | 29.6 | 0.61 | 26.4 | W.S.W. | 33 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | .. | 1 |
| „ 11 | 60.2 | 76.0 | 47.2 | 54.1 | 29.8 | 0.32 | 41.1 | Variable | 35 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| „ 18 | 55.2 | 78.4 | 46.7 | 55.5 | 30.0 | 0.01 | 32.3 | N.E. & W.S.W. | 28 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | .. | 2 |
| 25 | 60.5 | 77.7 | 48.0 | 57.6 | 29.6 | 0.47 | 39.3 | w.s.w. | 26 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| July 2 | 59.3 | 75.3 | 46.9 | 57.7 | 29.7 | 0.84 | 45.6 | N.W. & S.W. | 27 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. |